Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This is part of the Ship Showcase 2.0 playlist.
About this ship -
This ship debuted in R-Type Delta and is an R9 with a diffused Wave Cannon. All other weapons are from the R9 Arrowhead.
Pros
- all weapons are balanced for what you need them for. The red weapon is a counter air laser that fires helix patterns horizontally. The blue laser is an all time classic reflective laser. The yellow laser crawls on the ceiling and ground to hit enemies there.
- the Force fires in the standard pattern while detached - vertically and diagonally and will match your ship's vertical position.
- the Wave Cannon is more focused than the Warhead version, firing a beam straight ahead and then diffusing as it crosses the screen.
Cons
- R-Type Final isn't a balanced game and this ship can be outclassed in a lot of stages.
About this stage -
Come on. If you know, you know. I love the music in this stage - as is a perfect epilogue for the boss.
The enemies here fire bullets that cannot be blocked by the Force and the Wave Cannon is very useful for taking them out. The boss, thankfully, doesn't have its homing Lightning Wave Cannon - or that would be super unfair for the player - and positioning is key to avoiding the blast. The Photon Missiles it fires can destroy your ship by their AoE explosion. The Anchor Force's chain can also destroy your ship. The most dangerous part are the floating spheres that launch the fireballs - be aware so that you can destroy them before they fill up the screen with their bullets.
The boss went down far faster in this recording than it did when I was practicing. It took several attempts for me to get a successful victory. I got through this stage several times while practicing, but as I've mentioned in other videos - I have massive nerves while actually recording.
Personal note -
I wanted to use the Albatross in this stage, but its Wave Cannon detonates as soon as it touches something - the snake's destructible bullets, for instance - and I couldn't always destroy the floating spheres because of that. I went with Delta because its Wave Cannon passes through weak enemies and objects.
Like I'd mentioned - if you know, you know - that's why I had to go with this ship.
This is part of the Ship Showcase 2.0 playlist.
About this ship -
This ship debuted in R-Type Delta and is an R9 with a diffused Wave Cannon. All other weapons are from the R9 Arrowhead.
Pros
- all weapons are balanced for what you need them for. The red weapon is a counter air laser that fires helix patterns horizontally. The blue laser is an all time classic reflective laser. The yellow laser crawls on the ceiling and ground to hit enemies there.
- the Force fires in the standard pattern while detached - vertically and diagonally and will match your ship's vertical position.
- the Wave Cannon is more focused than the Warhead version, firing a beam straight ahead and then diffusing as it crosses the screen.
Cons
- R-Type Final isn't a balanced game and this ship can be outclassed in a lot of stages.
About this stage -
Come on. If you know, you know. I love the music in this stage - as is a perfect epilogue for the boss.
The enemies here fire bullets that cannot be blocked by the Force and the Wave Cannon is very useful for taking them out. The boss, thankfully, doesn't have its homing Lightning Wave Cannon - or that would be super unfair for the player - and positioning is key to avoiding the blast. The Photon Missiles it fires can destroy your ship by their AoE explosion. The Anchor Force's chain can also destroy your ship. The most dangerous part are the floating spheres that launch the fireballs - be aware so that you can destroy them before they fill up the screen with their bullets.
The boss went down far faster in this recording than it did when I was practicing. It took several attempts for me to get a successful victory. I got through this stage several times while practicing, but as I've mentioned in other videos - I have massive nerves while actually recording.
Personal note -
I wanted to use the Albatross in this stage, but its Wave Cannon detonates as soon as it touches something - the snake's destructible bullets, for instance - and I couldn't always destroy the floating spheres because of that. I went with Delta because its Wave Cannon passes through weak enemies and objects.
Like I'd mentioned - if you know, you know - that's why I had to go with this ship.
